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virginia tech takes a 21-20 lead. later in the third quarter, boise state on their own 29 yard line on third and one. d.j. harper is going to pick up the first down and then some. rumbles 71 yards for the touchdown. boise state's extra point was blocked. so, the broncos hold a 26-21 lead. they continue to go back and fourth. later in the third, roughing the kicker gave v.a. tech new life. tyrod taylor to jarrett boykin, breaks a tackle and takes it in. and it's 27-26, virginia tech on top. 1:14 left, fourth quarter. boise state, down by four. moore, back to pass. finds austin pettis in the end zone. and the broncos take a 33-30 lead. with 41 seconds to go, it's fourth down and 11. last chance for virginia tech. tyrod taylor back, steps up. he has jarrett boykin. but jarrett boykin doesn't have the football. boise state hangs on for the 33-30 win. a great game. >>> that will do it for us, on the espn news update. i'm paul severino. back to you in new york. >> all right. thanks a lot, paul. >>> san francisco police have
virginia tech takes a 21-20 lead. later in the third quarter, boise state on their own 29 yard line on third and one. d.j. harper is going to pick up the first down and then some. rumbles 71 yards for the touchdown. boise state's extra point was blocked. so, the broncos hold a 26-21 lead. they continue to go back and fourth. later in the third, roughing the kicker gave v.a. tech new life. tyrod taylor to jarrett boykin, breaks a tackle and takes it in. and it's 27-26, virginia tech on top. 1:14...
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rain pushing through richmond, virginia and on down towards raleigh, durham. heavy rain beginning to spill up the piedmont. that will push in our direction. we're battling high pressure, spilling in from the west. rain coming out from the south, rain will develop from south to north throughout the day. overall that push from the south is really important. coastal georgia, stretching through most of florida. we're watching the upper level pattern and core of the cold air that will spill in by the weekend. back to our west, jetstream and strong winds will help to funnel all that moisture in our direction from what could be tropical storm nicole trying to form. near and just north of cuba. we'll take you back home, our computer models really indicating the fact there may be showers this afternoon. the main bulk of the rain will arrive by daybreak tomorrow. we expect to have heavy rain pushing into the region, especially by 5:00 a.m. you see the red shadings, it's a tropical-like downpour. we have a generalized two to four inches expected across maryland, we could
rain pushing through richmond, virginia and on down towards raleigh, durham. heavy rain beginning to spill up the piedmont. that will push in our direction. we're battling high pressure, spilling in from the west. rain coming out from the south, rain will develop from south to north throughout the day. overall that push from the south is really important. coastal georgia, stretching through most of florida. we're watching the upper level pattern and core of the cold air that will spill in by...
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north carolina and virginia have declared a state of emergency. maryland's coastal areas are under a hurricane watch, and tonight don harrison is keeping a close eye on earl what's the mood like tonight. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest weekends of the summer there could be 300,000 people here. ocean city is a coastal town they are used to getting storms tropical depressions nor he's terse. there's a lot of sand behind me hopefully ocean city's beach can handle this. there's about 10 miles of beach in ocean city. the lifeguards are spread thin because a lot have gone home or back to school. so vacationers are looking for a little excitement from earl. >> we're not worried about it. we're excited about the hurricane. we don't get any in new york. >> reporter: well some people are excited about this. of course you know the beach gets up here and the surfers like it out here and we have maryland's spokesman their mayor, mayor rick meehan how is ocean city looking for this weekend. >> i think we're looking all things considered pretty good. it loo
north carolina and virginia have declared a state of emergency. maryland's coastal areas are under a hurricane watch, and tonight don harrison is keeping a close eye on earl what's the mood like tonight. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest weekends of the summer there could be 300,000 people here. ocean city is a coastal town they are used to getting storms tropical depressions nor he's terse. there's a lot of sand behind me hopefully ocean city's beach can handle this. there's about 10...
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and then, richmond, virginia, talking about their economic struggles, before heading back to the white house. >>> a woman who falsely claimed that a stranger had attacked her with acid is expected to plead not xlt in court later today. bethany storro accepted thousands in donations before admitting she threw the acid on herself. authorities do believe she suffers from some mental health issues. >>> and on this national coffee day, dunkin' donuts and career builder conducted a survey to see who is most in need of a morning fix. the survey said 32% of workers needed coffee just to get through the workday. the profession that needed their cup of joe the most, nurses. >> us, too. >>> for some of you, your local news is coming up next. >> for others, rent-a-wolf. revealing the truth about wildlife films. i was! well, you could enjoy the taste of decadent dark chocolate, the crunch of almonds, plus 35% of your daily fiber... plus antioxidants in a kellogg's fiber plus bar. mmmm. right then. two more wishes? i'm good. oh. back to the lamp then. see ya! [ female announcer ] kellogg's fiber plu
and then, richmond, virginia, talking about their economic struggles, before heading back to the white house. >>> a woman who falsely claimed that a stranger had attacked her with acid is expected to plead not xlt in court later today. bethany storro accepted thousands in donations before admitting she threw the acid on herself. authorities do believe she suffers from some mental health issues. >>> and on this national coffee day, dunkin' donuts and career builder conducted a...
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state-wide today, a little warmer to our south and west, down here in northern virginia there were some 80s, most of us hanging out in the 70s. tomorrow mid-to upper 80s, sun plus a lot of sunshine going to help that happen. we're cool but not as cool as this hour last night. yesterday we were close to 40 degrees, buy wind tonight have quieted down, and they are going to be out of the south tonight. south breeze helping to keep us a little warmer. south wind kicking in stronger tomorrow, clear skies tomorrow and into the day, a lot of sunshine, the bottom line is we do have some back to weather, back across chicago moving the to detroit. but high pressure, keeping the dry air around, keeping us clear, that southerly wind flow will keep us up tomorrow as the high moves east. that disturbance kicks south, it will bring us a chance for showers into tomorrow night. it's going to take a while to happen. our forecast model showing you we'll that have chance for a line of showers to develop out in the western part have the state. they may make it in but it does look like they fizzle pretty qui
state-wide today, a little warmer to our south and west, down here in northern virginia there were some 80s, most of us hanging out in the 70s. tomorrow mid-to upper 80s, sun plus a lot of sunshine going to help that happen. we're cool but not as cool as this hour last night. yesterday we were close to 40 degrees, buy wind tonight have quieted down, and they are going to be out of the south tonight. south breeze helping to keep us a little warmer. south wind kicking in stronger tomorrow, clear...
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. >>> north carolina governor and virginia governor has declared states of emergency. forecasters believe hurricane earl could strengthen into a category 4 storms with winds of more than 135 miles per hour. it strength end again at the top of the 5:00 hour. >> it absolutely did kept kelly. >> . we are back to a category 4 hurricane as it make its way up the east coast. the track a little too close for comfort to ocean city maryland and most of the maryland, delaware and virginia beaches though we think north carolina really most in the track of this storm. with that in mind and with so many people traveling down to the beech here for the big travel weekend, we want to get some ground we got captain butch are vin with us. are you there? >> yes, i am. >> butch we know it's going to be a busy weekend for all of your guards some of the best lifeguards in america on the beaches of ocean city. tell us a little bit about what oc is getting ready to do to get ready for the big weekend. >> the thing is every time this year in august we get started we're not doing anything much
. >>> north carolina governor and virginia governor has declared states of emergency. forecasters believe hurricane earl could strengthen into a category 4 storms with winds of more than 135 miles per hour. it strength end again at the top of the 5:00 hour. >> it absolutely did kept kelly. >> . we are back to a category 4 hurricane as it make its way up the east coast. the track a little too close for comfort to ocean city maryland and most of the maryland, delaware and...
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and it will be at the west virginia pumpkin festival, hoping it will win first place. the pumpkin is expected to grow 2-poundings per day and will not be cut until october 6. by then, it's expected to weigh more than a thousand pounds. >> 6:33. firefighters in palm beach county made a bold statement over the weekend. in support to fight breast cancer. the pink heels tour feature firefighters wearing pink t- shirts. breast cancer survivors and supporters to sign the pink heels truck showed up during the rally. the tour for the fundraiser benefits the cancer centers and the deerfield beach area. it is firefighters way of giving back to the community. >>> all right, we are counting down the days until komen maryland's race for the cure. it's coming up soon. it's set for sunday, october 3. abc2 news is going to be live on the air to broadcast the whole event. it's on sunday, the broadcast starts from 7:00 in the morning until 9:00 in the morning. if you want to register, all you have to do is head to our website, abc2news.com. when you get there, look at the top of the pag
and it will be at the west virginia pumpkin festival, hoping it will win first place. the pumpkin is expected to grow 2-poundings per day and will not be cut until october 6. by then, it's expected to weigh more than a thousand pounds. >> 6:33. firefighters in palm beach county made a bold statement over the weekend. in support to fight breast cancer. the pink heels tour feature firefighters wearing pink t- shirts. breast cancer survivors and supporters to sign the pink heels truck showed...
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storm, there's warm, tropical air, you can see leftover moisture off the coast, on down to southeast virginia. heavy rain near raleigh, durham, all that stuff spreading in our direction. we'll continue to have that flow pushing to our north, it appears chilly this morning. clouds will thicken up throughout the day. we continue to watch the slug of moisture extend through the carolinas and push through florida and cuba and the caribbean. that's our general focal point. the upper level low, core of cool air continues to spill its way in. will surge to the north. indications that a developing tropical storm that could get named today as nicole races to the north and could be across the chesapeake bay, by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. let's bring it home and check out our forecast models here, rain returning this afternoon. the bulk of the rain moves in by daybreak tomorrow. heavy rain across central maryland and towards d.c. indication of heavier moisture. that red shading could see half inch or inch for our rates with this tropical range of rain. that could be spreading across centra
storm, there's warm, tropical air, you can see leftover moisture off the coast, on down to southeast virginia. heavy rain near raleigh, durham, all that stuff spreading in our direction. we'll continue to have that flow pushing to our north, it appears chilly this morning. clouds will thicken up throughout the day. we continue to watch the slug of moisture extend through the carolinas and push through florida and cuba and the caribbean. that's our general focal point. the upper level low, core...
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following a thrilling 33-30 victory virginia tech they remain first over alabama and ohio state. at this time the broncos got 8 first place votes. florida dropped four spots to number 8 after a sloppy 34-12 victory against miami of ohio. his captain's pick for the u.s. ryder cup this morning and his list included tiger woods, it is his sixth but he needs to be picked. jim purchasic, stewart sink and bubba watson, check out joe play taken ya's "ravens report" on pressboxonline.com. . >> officiating today's game, mr. basement. . >>> tomorrow on "good morning maryland," getting pregnant for a lot of women is a lifelong dream. but we'll show you how gestational carriers are giving hope to couples who desperately want to have a baby. i'm jamie costello. we'll have that story for you, plus good morning maryland. >>> abc 2 works for the community, a proud partner with the johns hopkins children's center. >>> tonight jimbo is back with a new name. jimmy, but you can call me d.j. sweep me. >>> a new look, andre agassiz, and he -- jimmy kimmel live. >>> >> i'm bob rowand, i'm not the kind
following a thrilling 33-30 victory virginia tech they remain first over alabama and ohio state. at this time the broncos got 8 first place votes. florida dropped four spots to number 8 after a sloppy 34-12 victory against miami of ohio. his captain's pick for the u.s. ryder cup this morning and his list included tiger woods, it is his sixth but he needs to be picked. jim purchasic, stewart sink and bubba watson, check out joe play taken ya's "ravens report" on pressboxonline.com. ....
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monday night college football third rank boise state and virginia tech. mr. to tommy beautiful 1 handed grab. stays in bound. boise state up 17 nothing. third quarter fourth and 5. blitz on. taylor finds him and break the tackle he's gone. virginia tech takes a 1 point lead. to the fourth. minute to go. broncos down 4. also play action moore hits austin. 13 yards. moore third touch down pass of the nature. boise state keeps the national title hope alive. not part of the family with dramatic 33-30 victory. u.s. open unthe light. a-rod in attendance to see federer match with lefty. match point. great rally before he rips the 41st winner of the night. straight set win for the 5 time open champion. reaching in. 26 straight where he will face sodderling. top seed cairo license defeat maria to advance to quarter final as we look for the u.s. open champion. >> lots of fun. thank you. >> that's what is happening. "nightline"is up next. >> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> morning news begins at 4:30. tune in for that if can and stay connected at 7 news.com
monday night college football third rank boise state and virginia tech. mr. to tommy beautiful 1 handed grab. stays in bound. boise state up 17 nothing. third quarter fourth and 5. blitz on. taylor finds him and break the tackle he's gone. virginia tech takes a 1 point lead. to the fourth. minute to go. broncos down 4. also play action moore hits austin. 13 yards. moore third touch down pass of the nature. boise state keeps the national title hope alive. not part of the family with dramatic...
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this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain incandescent lightbulbs. forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents. most of which are made overseas. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. he was working on ways improving the electrical lamp. >> reporter: the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, edison was somebody who was looking forward. one thing that he was very interested in, was there more efficient ways to generate electricity? he would have seen that as the future. >> reporter: the incandescent, nor tors you for getting by on few hours sleep, he wanted to transformed the world into a 24-hour culture by lighting up the night. >> the light bulb going off over your head, that's representing edison and his accomplishment. >> reporter: but it's e inefficient. they use 75% less energy. even those could be soon obsolete. but these don't need a standard fixture. imagine your entire wall as a li
this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain incandescent lightbulbs. forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents. most of which are made overseas. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. he was working on ways improving the electrical lamp. >> reporter: the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, edison was...
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we had a few showers popping up into virginia and west virginia, but as of now things have fizzled out. as we go through the morning we can see a few more popping up. but not a lot of rain whatsoever. let's toss over to kim brown with your traffic. >> good morning. traffic-wise, we're good so far. earlier accident on route 100 eastbound at executive park drive has been cleared. aside from that we're looking good as we check our drive times, maps and cameras. no problems on 795, all lanes open. route 140 down towards the beltway, you won't encounter any problems. like i said, no incidents to let you know about so far, so good. around the cameras we don't have any problems up and down the harrisburg expressway. 95 corridor looks good. 695 is all clear. megan, back to you. >> thanks, kim. it's a minute after 6:00. this morning an investigation is underway into an apartment fire in howard county. it involves the death of one of the tenants there. investigators not only want to know what caused the fire on majors lane in columbia but also how that victim died. abc 2 news' linda so has more.
we had a few showers popping up into virginia and west virginia, but as of now things have fizzled out. as we go through the morning we can see a few more popping up. but not a lot of rain whatsoever. let's toss over to kim brown with your traffic. >> good morning. traffic-wise, we're good so far. earlier accident on route 100 eastbound at executive park drive has been cleared. aside from that we're looking good as we check our drive times, maps and cameras. no problems on 795, all lanes...
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in five years was put to death last night in virginia. teresa lewis had been convicted for arranging the murders of her for arraracng the murders of her activists argued lewis was not net intelligent enough to carry out the plot. in her last words lewis apologized for the crime. >>> president obama has private meetings with world leaders in new york today as his u.n. visit wraps up. >> the president focused on the mideast during a major address yesterday. another speaker made remarks so controversial some people left the room. t.j. winick has more from the u.n. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. the morning session here at the united nations really belonged to president obama, who spoke about his hopes for mideast peace. the afternoon session belonged to iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, who also spoke about peace but struck a much fern president just weeks after the administration relaunched direct talks between the two sides. >> if an agreement is not reached, palestinians will never know the pride and di
in five years was put to death last night in virginia. teresa lewis had been convicted for arranging the murders of her for arraracng the murders of her activists argued lewis was not net intelligent enough to carry out the plot. in her last words lewis apologized for the crime. >>> president obama has private meetings with world leaders in new york today as his u.n. visit wraps up. >> the president focused on the mideast during a major address yesterday. another speaker made...
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hot out towards winchester, virginia. 95. we've been hotter than this. we've been as high as 100 or so in baltimore on this date. still a very warm day. sunny skies all across meryl. deep creek lake -- maryland. deep creek lake to the beaches. blue skies, fantastic evening of weather on the way here. as we slowly fall through the 80s but that warm south wind is going to mean a slow cool qawf tonight and sunset 7:28. days getting shorter and the fall air returning. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> the latest on the former jetblue flight attendant who slid down an emergency chute after an altercation with a passenger. steven slater will be mentally mental evaluated for a possible plea deal. authorities say a deal is being discussed and he could face community service instead of time in jail. >>> it's an all too familiar scenario. fun at the pool and ends in tragedy. coming up, officials release alarming numbers about drowning and why the danger doesn't appear -- disappear once schools resume. skyscraper dude, or man strikes again. more on the latest fe
hot out towards winchester, virginia. 95. we've been hotter than this. we've been as high as 100 or so in baltimore on this date. still a very warm day. sunny skies all across meryl. deep creek lake -- maryland. deep creek lake to the beaches. blue skies, fantastic evening of weather on the way here. as we slowly fall through the 80s but that warm south wind is going to mean a slow cool qawf tonight and sunset 7:28. days getting shorter and the fall air returning. we'll talk about that coming...
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. >> the west virginia border rivalry continues in morgantown, the terps have will have matched last year's total by winning their first two games. >> i'm joe abreu tanya with the press box report. , >>> what happens in vegas stays in vegas, this is what happens in reno, dozens of house keepers folding for the gold. the annual housekeeping olympics raging from bed making to garbage man relay and, yes, towel folding. >> have that whole team come over to my place. >> yeah, might workout. >> sunny weekend. >> perfect. have a good one. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. my name is...peggy. what usis problem, please? peggy? sure...well... suddenly it looks li
. >> the west virginia border rivalry continues in morgantown, the terps have will have matched last year's total by winning their first two games. >> i'm joe abreu tanya with the press box report. , >>> what happens in vegas stays in vegas, this is what happens in reno, dozens of house keepers folding for the gold. the annual housekeeping olympics raging from bed making to garbage man relay and, yes, towel folding. >> have that whole team come over to my place....
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cloud cover kind of rolling in obscured some of that sunshine today with much sunnier to our south in virginia. as we look north you can see why. culprit area of low pressure way up here off of the new england coast and wrapping around that thing some lake effect cloud cover actually coming off of lake e and lake ontario. this storm system is going to develop over the next 24 hours kind of sit there and swirl and then begin to make its move as we go into saturday night sunday morning we're hoping it will bring us steady on and off showers as we go into the sunday morning time period. saturday dry, few clouds late in the evening. check it out, sunday morning there's a round of precipitation heaviest may stay north of us but we hope we at least get good rains 4:00 on sunday before it all clears out. another chance for rain would be from the tropics. tropical storm igor looking like it will be a hurricane by sunday. can see this is getting to be a more well developed storm and lag a little more powerful. expected to head due west toward puerto rico. overnight 52. tomorrow a nice day at 78. sunny
cloud cover kind of rolling in obscured some of that sunshine today with much sunnier to our south in virginia. as we look north you can see why. culprit area of low pressure way up here off of the new england coast and wrapping around that thing some lake effect cloud cover actually coming off of lake e and lake ontario. this storm system is going to develop over the next 24 hours kind of sit there and swirl and then begin to make its move as we go into saturday night sunday morning we're...
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mainly right now it's all into west virginia and also into portions of virginia as of now. we can see a couple pop up as we go through the day into our area, the front will pass and things will improve. in the meantime, this is the big view. this is tropical depression hermine pushing the rain and flooding into northern and central texas and this will move into oklahoma and also into kansas as we go through the next several days. thursday looks good. showing now a few clouds across the area but i think that we'll see plenty of sunshine as we go into tomorrow and also into friday. don't let that model fool you. as we check out what's going on in terms of temperatures today, 87 degrees is what i'm forecasting. we could reach 90 maybe into baltimore, bwi. we could see warm conditions and windy. that's the big story for today as well. then tonight, oh boy do we drop off after the front passage, clear and cooler. as we roll into tomorrow, ah, breathe! 78 degrees, mostly sunny and pleasant. i like this forecast. do you, kim brown? >> that looks awesome. it's still warm enough to
mainly right now it's all into west virginia and also into portions of virginia as of now. we can see a couple pop up as we go through the day into our area, the front will pass and things will improve. in the meantime, this is the big view. this is tropical depression hermine pushing the rain and flooding into northern and central texas and this will move into oklahoma and also into kansas as we go through the next several days. thursday looks good. showing now a few clouds across the area but...
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she blasted virginia beach towns before moving inland and weakening to a tropical storm. normally that would be a good thing but not considering the size of the storm. even though it's center was moving across western maryland and pennsylvania, its circulation was pushing water back up the bay causing epic flooding, from annapolis to downtown baltimore. people were wading or paddling just to try to get around. >>> now we want you to know that you can get the latest on earl's path on our website, abc2news.com. we're going to have up-to-the-minute forecasts and the latest updates from everyone that earl has an impact. state with abc 2 news throughout the week. we'll have live team coverage starting thursday until after earl has passed us by. >>> in other news tonight, baltimore city police and firefighter unions are sounding the alarm or pension dispute. the unions are holding rallies including one tonight downtown. members say they'll continue to protect baltimore even if city officials, in their words, have turned their backs on them. as part of the city's big budget fix,
she blasted virginia beach towns before moving inland and weakening to a tropical storm. normally that would be a good thing but not considering the size of the storm. even though it's center was moving across western maryland and pennsylvania, its circulation was pushing water back up the bay causing epic flooding, from annapolis to downtown baltimore. people were wading or paddling just to try to get around. >>> now we want you to know that you can get the latest on earl's path on...
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. >> reporter: the president met with middle-class voters in fairfax, virginia. >> i'm a massage therapist. >> i've got a crick in my neck right here. >> i bet you do. >> reporter: and there he continued to push the idea that republicans have a stranglehold on a middle-class tax cut and are holding it hostage until it's extended to wealthier americans as well. >> because wages and incomes had flatlined for middle-class families, they should definitely get an extension of the tax cuts that were instituted in 2001, 2003. >> reporter: over the weekend house republican leader john boehner essentially gave in, saying he'd go along with continuing those bush tax cuts for middle-class voters even if the cuts for higher wage earners are allowed to expire. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for them. >> reporter: but leader boehner realized he was out on a limb all by himself. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said senate republicans are united against any tax increase. >> only in washington could someone propose a tax hike as an antidote to a
. >> reporter: the president met with middle-class voters in fairfax, virginia. >> i'm a massage therapist. >> i've got a crick in my neck right here. >> i bet you do. >> reporter: and there he continued to push the idea that republicans have a stranglehold on a middle-class tax cut and are holding it hostage until it's extended to wealthier americans as well. >> because wages and incomes had flatlined for middle-class families, they should definitely get an...
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. >> reporter: in lynchburg, virginia, another bank of america customer, geoff burke, was hounded with similar rough >> i have you scared to pick up it is because you're in bed with your sister? or with your mom, your cousin? huh? or what? little punk. >> reporter: burke said he received calls like that for months until they finally realized they had the wrong bank >> i had no way to put an end to the phone calls. >> reporter: the calls to the bank of america customers all come from a debt collection agency, a.c.t., in harmingen, texas. >> that sounds like me a whole >> reporter: one of the debt collectors who made the offensive calls, carlos oliva, a company supervisor, testified in a lawsuit that he was hired there just seven months after leaving prison. >> they have a prison mentality. these are the people, a.c.t. chose to hire, to collect debt for bank of america. >> reporter: the company says the callers were rogue operators, and that it has since improved oversight. >> what happened did not represent the policies and the, you know, the work that our >> reporter: but a jury held b
. >> reporter: in lynchburg, virginia, another bank of america customer, geoff burke, was hounded with similar rough >> i have you scared to pick up it is because you're in bed with your sister? or with your mom, your cousin? huh? or what? little punk. >> reporter: burke said he received calls like that for months until they finally realized they had the wrong bank >> i had no way to put an end to the phone calls. >> reporter: the calls to the bank of america...
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nevada, colorado, illinois, pennsylvania, indiana, north dakota, arkansas, wisconsin, connecticut, west virginia, we're competitive in a lot of places. will we win them all? who knows. the delaware primary was interesting. new candidate, fresh face, i think she's got a good chance of winning. >> i mean she definitely wasn't your candidate. i mean basically they -- one would say that the public -- >> you picked out one. i just gave you 12 places where we have a chance of beating democrats. >> what are the qualification qualifications -- do they have? for instance, what is christine o'donnell's qualification for governing? what is sharron angle's actual qualification for governing? >> they won the primary fair and square against real competition and they ee americaed as the nominee. and sharron angle is running no worse than dead even against the majority leader of the senate. i think that's pretty significant. >> you're not afraid there might be a turnoff whether it's -- >> am i afraid of having more republicans in the senate? of course, not. >> that's not the question. are you not afraid that so
nevada, colorado, illinois, pennsylvania, indiana, north dakota, arkansas, wisconsin, connecticut, west virginia, we're competitive in a lot of places. will we win them all? who knows. the delaware primary was interesting. new candidate, fresh face, i think she's got a good chance of winning. >> i mean she definitely wasn't your candidate. i mean basically they -- one would say that the public -- >> you picked out one. i just gave you 12 places where we have a chance of beating...
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down towards richmond, virginia and southbound. our forecast model calls for showers to spread in this afternoon. get heavy towards daybreak. all day tomorrow, heavy downpour and soaker regardless of whether there's a tropical system or not. the general idea is that the back edge tries to swing through by friday evening and friday night. could linger around the bay, eastern shore, beyond that. we have the flood watch beyond thursday evening. potential of a tidal surge, 12:44, actually this is thursday morning, we'll be watching the high tides, watching rainfall, maybe two to four inches. until then, today, just increasing clouds. late day shower possible, will reach 71 degrees. we're back into the mid-60s, we'll look for a wet day tomorrow with high temperatures pushing into the lower 70s. let's check on traffic right now, here's kim brown. >>> on the harrisburg expressway, southbound lanes, traffic moves very well at shawan, however, it does start to slow down and jack once you approach padonia towards 695. as we look at the camer
down towards richmond, virginia and southbound. our forecast model calls for showers to spread in this afternoon. get heavy towards daybreak. all day tomorrow, heavy downpour and soaker regardless of whether there's a tropical system or not. the general idea is that the back edge tries to swing through by friday evening and friday night. could linger around the bay, eastern shore, beyond that. we have the flood watch beyond thursday evening. potential of a tidal surge, 12:44, actually this is...
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. >>> president obama visits fairfax, virginia, where he will meet with a local family in their home before hosting a discussion on the economy with families from the area. >>> ntsb investigators are set to begin reconstructing a natural gas pipeline that exploded into that giant deadly fireball which leveled an entire neighborhood in san bruno, california. >>> fire crews in colorado are battling a second major wildfire in the foothills. at least one home in loveland has been destroyed and others are threatened. >>> and television history will be made today as oprah winfrey begins her 25th and final season on the air. most of the guest list is top secret but we do know that the queen will dance on stage with actor john travolta. >> she'll be keeping busy, january 1st, own, oprah winfrey network launches on cable. >> for some of you your local news is next. >>> from ground zero. you a survive tree retrieved from the ashes and about to be regaining its place. morning pain slow you down? ♪ introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid, specially formulated t
. >>> president obama visits fairfax, virginia, where he will meet with a local family in their home before hosting a discussion on the economy with families from the area. >>> ntsb investigators are set to begin reconstructing a natural gas pipeline that exploded into that giant deadly fireball which leveled an entire neighborhood in san bruno, california. >>> fire crews in colorado are battling a second major wildfire in the foothills. at least one home in loveland...
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a businessman of lived in northern virginia, but was found dead in an optional beach, florida. cynne simpson escalated on the investigation. >> his alexandria neighbors are devastated. >> it is a loss. it is shocking. >> they describe him as a family man who would bring cookies at christmas and always had a kind word. >> we always would speak at the mailbox. >> he did not come off as the kind of person anyone would have an antagonistic relationship with. >> that is what makes his murder of a mystery. broward county sherriff's found him dead inside his vacation home in ponte pernell beach sunday night. they went to do a welfare check after an out-of-town woman caller to say that she had not heard from him. >> he was clearly a very well- liked person. >> the businessman was president and ceo of a communications and strategy company based in alexandria. he was also a talented performer and spent more than a decade during the world with his band. >> we have seen pictures of human bono, uncommon, the rolling stones. >> the neighbors said he was down to earth, sharing his success wit
a businessman of lived in northern virginia, but was found dead in an optional beach, florida. cynne simpson escalated on the investigation. >> his alexandria neighbors are devastated. >> it is a loss. it is shocking. >> they describe him as a family man who would bring cookies at christmas and always had a kind word. >> we always would speak at the mailbox. >> he did not come off as the kind of person anyone would have an antagonistic relationship with. >>...
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while showers dot the area now we expect heavier rain from virginia and the carolinas. you can spot this on the wide view as an area of low pressure continues to spin its way across the deep south. eastern shore in the 70s, 60s north and west. along that boundary we pump in a lot of this moisture. it will be a rainy day, heavier rain arriving early afternoon and through this evening. we could see an additional two to three inches of rainfall, maybe even the slight risk of storms turning severe, especially around the bay and eastern shore. today we're expecting to have ourselves a day, holding about 72 degrees for the 2-degree guarantee with warmer temperatures south and east. a thunderstorm possible with some localized flooding this afternoon. morep that heavy rain to -- more of that heavy rain to continue into the night. >>> here's the roads with kim. >> harrisburg expressway southbound, a little congested between mount carmel road approaching belfast. it slows again from padonia towards the beltway. as we look at the west side though it continues to be jammed on the o
while showers dot the area now we expect heavier rain from virginia and the carolinas. you can spot this on the wide view as an area of low pressure continues to spin its way across the deep south. eastern shore in the 70s, 60s north and west. along that boundary we pump in a lot of this moisture. it will be a rainy day, heavier rain arriving early afternoon and through this evening. we could see an additional two to three inches of rainfall, maybe even the slight risk of storms turning severe,...
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we have one shower now but it's into virginia, off towards the south and west of fredericksburg at this time. as we check out what's happening, zoom out, we have tropical depression now hermine dropping lots of rain into northern and central texas, all this is sliding up towards the north there. it will be reaching oklahoma and kansas as we go through time. flooding is a big threat. our forecast brings sunshine in as we go into tomorrow. also the cooler temperatures. but this model picks up on a few clouds. we'll see more sunshine, get ready for that. we'll have the temperature today around 87 degrees. we'll be windy and we will have those increasing clouds by tonight. 55, mostly clear and school, by tomorrow that temperature right around 78 degrees. we'll take that and here is your seven-day forecast. we'll have another 70 as we roll into friday. check it out. 77 degrees, ample sunshine in the forecast. and then by saturday, more of the same. lots of sunshine, our next chance for showers will work their way in on sunday. tell us about the traffic. >> this morning, the beltway will be y
we have one shower now but it's into virginia, off towards the south and west of fredericksburg at this time. as we check out what's happening, zoom out, we have tropical depression now hermine dropping lots of rain into northern and central texas, all this is sliding up towards the north there. it will be reaching oklahoma and kansas as we go through time. flooding is a big threat. our forecast brings sunshine in as we go into tomorrow. also the cooler temperatures. but this model picks up on...
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we have clouds around but furthering to south heading into virginia you can see a couple lone cells, very weak, not putting down a lot of rain. one over here, mainly to the south of fredericksburg at this time. as you head out and about today grab the umbrella but all in all we'll stay dry with the frontal system. all right. let's send it over to kim brown with traffic. >> busy out there. let's get into it. on the jfx southbound, traffic jammed to 695, several incidents. on the inner loop top side of the crash, on the left shoulder, at the jfx, dealing with an accident downtown cathedral and chase streets, an accident in anne arundel county, eastbound route 100 past 95, that center lane is blocked. here is megan pringle. >>> good morning to you. a 25-year-old marine from randallstown was killed in afghanistan. this happened over the weekend. chris valley died when an i.e.d. hit his vehicle sunday. he served three tours of duty in iraq. had he planned to come home and marry his fiancie when h returned. >>> a 20-year-old from massachusetts, a loyala student was found unresponsive in hi
we have clouds around but furthering to south heading into virginia you can see a couple lone cells, very weak, not putting down a lot of rain. one over here, mainly to the south of fredericksburg at this time. as you head out and about today grab the umbrella but all in all we'll stay dry with the frontal system. all right. let's send it over to kim brown with traffic. >> busy out there. let's get into it. on the jfx southbound, traffic jammed to 695, several incidents. on the inner loop...
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ahead of it, we had a few showers trying to pop up, but that was mainly in virginia. as we give you the wire view, we'll see what's going on in tk. this was once tropical storm hermine, it's continuing into oklahoma and kansas. if you're travels take you that way, you might want to rethink that because they are definitely going to see lots of water across that area. here's our forecast. we'll have a few clouds that will move in for thursday and friday but behind the front we'll get more sunshine. so i am going to forecast mostly sunny to partly cloudy as we go through tomorrow and also friday. so we definitely have some good days ahead. and good days ahead if you like the cooler temperatures as well. temperature-wise today, there's that 87 i was walking about, maybe at bwi, we could reach around 90 degrees. so warm and windy. windy is going to be the big story again. that's basically enhancing some of the fire threats we have as well. by tonight, yes, the clouds pretty much get out of here and you'll get that cooldown as the front moves through. 55, mostly clear and b
ahead of it, we had a few showers trying to pop up, but that was mainly in virginia. as we give you the wire view, we'll see what's going on in tk. this was once tropical storm hermine, it's continuing into oklahoma and kansas. if you're travels take you that way, you might want to rethink that because they are definitely going to see lots of water across that area. here's our forecast. we'll have a few clouds that will move in for thursday and friday but behind the front we'll get more...
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. >>> investigators in west virginia are trying to figure out the cause of a fire which killed 27 race horses. four barns near the racetrack in charles town burned to the ground. workers described a frantic scene as they tried to pull horses to safety as the fire spread. they were able to save nearly 30 of the animals. >>> san francisco police have arrested a daredevil climber who managed to scale a 58-story downtown building. stuntman dan goodwin, also known as skyscraper man, managed to climb up the city's millennium tower and unfurl an american flag at the top. it took good conserve win about three hours to scale the 645-foot residential building. goodwin used suction cups, not ropes, for that big climb. >> nothing stopped him. >>> here's another impressive man. a southern california man is nurse something sore feet this morning after setting a new world record for running in the sand. >> christian burke began his trek in hermosa beach at noon on sunday and ran for 24 straight hours. his idea was to raise money for the town's cash-poor schools which face a nearly $700,000 budget sho
. >>> investigators in west virginia are trying to figure out the cause of a fire which killed 27 race horses. four barns near the racetrack in charles town burned to the ground. workers described a frantic scene as they tried to pull horses to safety as the fire spread. they were able to save nearly 30 of the animals. >>> san francisco police have arrested a daredevil climber who managed to scale a 58-story downtown building. stuntman dan goodwin, also known as skyscraper...
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most of the rain, southeast virginia just about to push through st. mary's and extreme southern calvert county. a lot of you highlighted the extent of the moisture going towards the south. i could show you the advantage point across the string and through cuba. highlight, at least the conveyor belt of moisture, we're continuing to watch the pool of cold air, one more piece of energy, helping to spin up an area of low pressure. others are just developing that tropical feed and shooting that well up towards north. if it gets a name or doesn't get a name, that next name on the list would be nicole. not about a major wind generator, maybe 40, 45 mile-per-hour winds. comes on shore, north carolina and south carolina. doesn't have the warm water to feed off. just pumping in more water in our direction. most computer models really indicating our guide to about 2 to 4 inches of rain. possibility of embedded cells. whenever they develop. it's tough to pinpoint that until the storm gets going. we're getting up to 6 inches in some spots with the storm system. to
most of the rain, southeast virginia just about to push through st. mary's and extreme southern calvert county. a lot of you highlighted the extent of the moisture going towards the south. i could show you the advantage point across the string and through cuba. highlight, at least the conveyor belt of moisture, we're continuing to watch the pool of cold air, one more piece of energy, helping to spin up an area of low pressure. others are just developing that tropical feed and shooting that well...
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. >> reporter: later today, president obama heads to northern virginia to mark the six-month anniversary of the health care reform law, hailing some of the new protections that take effect this week. 4-year-old myra rakers' life will change this thursday in ways she's probably too young to understand. >> in the next couple of days, a sweeping set of consumer protections go into law. >> reporter: protections like a ban on insurance companies imposing a lifetime limit on essential health benefits. just four years into her life, myra has had a kidney transplant and already hit her $500,000 lifetime coverage cap. >> they won't pay the claim. >> reporter: come september 23rd the insurance companies won't have a choice. >> just a huge weight has been lifted off of our shoulders. >> reporter: insurers will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to children even if they have pre-existing conditions, or stop providing coverage to customers because of technical errors on past applications. of course, these consumer protections don't come without a cost. >> impact is likely to be fairly small, 1% to
. >> reporter: later today, president obama heads to northern virginia to mark the six-month anniversary of the health care reform law, hailing some of the new protections that take effect this week. 4-year-old myra rakers' life will change this thursday in ways she's probably too young to understand. >> in the next couple of days, a sweeping set of consumer protections go into law. >> reporter: protections like a ban on insurance companies imposing a lifetime limit on...
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krim sciutto is in virginia with this. >> reporter: we're hearing of an harrowing scene in "l" block behind me. eyewitnesses described lewis as terrified and trembling in the chamber. she turned down a sedative, offered to death row inmates. a guard tapping her on the shoulder to calm her, as she was put to death. it's here, inside this cramped death chamber, where teresa lewis became the first woman executed in virginia in 98 years. >> the execution of teresa lewis has been carried out in the manner as described by the laws in the commonwealth of virginia. >> reporter: her minister of seven years, kept a sad vigil. when you met with her for a final time, did you have a sense that she was ready for this? >> she resigned herself to this. and she knew for seven years that this was a good possibility. but she didn't want it. >> reporter: teresa lewis confessed to a horrible crime. plotting with her lover and a friend to kill her husband and stepson, to collect on a $250,000 life insurance policy. >> i just wish i could take it back. and i'm sorry for all the people i've hurt. >> reporte
krim sciutto is in virginia with this. >> reporter: we're hearing of an harrowing scene in "l" block behind me. eyewitnesses described lewis as terrified and trembling in the chamber. she turned down a sedative, offered to death row inmates. a guard tapping her on the shoulder to calm her, as she was put to death. it's here, inside this cramped death chamber, where teresa lewis became the first woman executed in virginia in 98 years. >> the execution of teresa lewis has...
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virginia tech up, 27-26. but the broncos would not be denied. under two minutes to play, kellen moore finds austin pettis in the end zone. boise state holds on to win, 33-30. >>> fourth round of the u.s. open at flushing meadows, alex rodriguez watching second seat roger federer take on number 13, jurgen meltzer. match point, federer just too much for meltzer, the super swiss moves on to the quarterfinals, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6, 63. >>> final round of the deutsche bank championship, tiger woods with a nice flop shot on 18 sets up a birdie. tiger ends the tournament, tied for 11th. good chance he'll be selected for the ryder cup team with the announcement coming today at the new york stock exchange. what a round for charley hoffman, who was on fire. watch his tee shot on 11. hits the flag stick. nearly in for an ace. he'd make that for birdie. then on 13, hoffman showing off his magic touch. from the bunker, looking good, looking good, looking great! one of his 11 birdies, hoffman shot a 62 to take the deutsche bank, his first win in
virginia tech up, 27-26. but the broncos would not be denied. under two minutes to play, kellen moore finds austin pettis in the end zone. boise state holds on to win, 33-30. >>> fourth round of the u.s. open at flushing meadows, alex rodriguez watching second seat roger federer take on number 13, jurgen meltzer. match point, federer just too much for meltzer, the super swiss moves on to the quarterfinals, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6, 63. >>> final round of the deutsche...
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abeulah zom is the suspect in similar crimes in virginia and ohio. >>> a woman who oregon police say faked an acid attack is now facing theft charges. bethany storro splashed acid on her own face then claimed a stranger had attacked her. she's still recovering in the hospital. now she's been charged with theft because prosecutors say she took $28,000 in donations. her parents said all the money raised for her will be returned. >>> economists say the recession is over but millions of americans who are still out of work might disagree. president obama is facing some tough questions about the recovery as we head toward midterm elections. here's jake tapper. >> reporter: the president was confronted by the angst of his supporters. participants in a cnbc town hall said they were frustrated by what the man in whom they had invested so much had not been able to accomplish. >> i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that i voted for, and deeply disappointed with where we are right now. >> like a lot of people in my generati
abeulah zom is the suspect in similar crimes in virginia and ohio. >>> a woman who oregon police say faked an acid attack is now facing theft charges. bethany storro splashed acid on her own face then claimed a stranger had attacked her. she's still recovering in the hospital. now she's been charged with theft because prosecutors say she took $28,000 in donations. her parents said all the money raised for her will be returned. >>> economists say the recession is over but...
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. >> she actually left "90210" and became an ordained minister in west virginia. >> jimmy: so she might as well be dead. >> no, but she got pregnant on the show and that child then became actually erin and that's who i am. >> do you have any plans -- >> jimmy: well, very nice to meet you. i'm glad you're finally out of that hell hole of the oakwood apartments. i guess it all worked out although i wouldn't recommend to parents sending their daughters to hollywood. >> i never -- >> jimmy: to be accosted to men in suspenders. >> your old home overlooked those apartments and the jacuzzi, right. >> jimmy: yeah, i didn't do anything weird. don't worry. "90210," the show's season premiere. jessica stroup, everybody. be right back with shontelle. [ applause ] well, it can show you the thmost fuel-efficient route to where you're going. it can find the best price on gas. >> show fuel prices. vo: and now its v6 gets the best highway fuel economy in its class. say hello to the new ford edge. quite possibly the world's smartest crossover. the craftsman hammerhead goes everyday. driving home nails qu
. >> she actually left "90210" and became an ordained minister in west virginia. >> jimmy: so she might as well be dead. >> no, but she got pregnant on the show and that child then became actually erin and that's who i am. >> do you have any plans -- >> jimmy: well, very nice to meet you. i'm glad you're finally out of that hell hole of the oakwood apartments. i guess it all worked out although i wouldn't recommend to parents sending their daughters to...
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judge virginia phillips says the policy violates the civil rights of homosexuals and hurts military readiness. she says that she will issue an order to stop the government from enforcing the policy nationwide. >>> a federal appeals court has ruled the obama administration may resume funding of embryonic stem cell research, at least for now, so that the panel can have more time to deal with the highly-controversial issue. a lower court judge had banned that research last month. >>> a bipartisan report out today says the united states is facing a more dynamic terror threat than al qaeda posed at the time of the 9/11 attacks. the report by the former heads of the september 11 commission, found american officials did not believe homegrown terrorism could happen here. therefore, they were slow to respond to the problem. >>> an american hiker who has been held in iran for more than a year is expected to be released tomorrow. sarah shourd is one of three hikers who were taken into custody last july. the hikers had been accused of entering iran illegally and having links to u.s. intelligence. saturda
judge virginia phillips says the policy violates the civil rights of homosexuals and hurts military readiness. she says that she will issue an order to stop the government from enforcing the policy nationwide. >>> a federal appeals court has ruled the obama administration may resume funding of embryonic stem cell research, at least for now, so that the panel can have more time to deal with the highly-controversial issue. a lower court judge had banned that research last month....
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from virginia. >> thanks for joining us. i want to jump in since my time is limited and talk about the decision-making between the recommendation to close joint forces command. first of all, i think there's a tremendous lack of transparency there. took us over 7 weeks to get a response back from recognize see tear. ranking member forbes and mckee on and myself requested that. when we got the letter back it re-reinstateed the initial decision and had justification why this didn't fall under braecht. and i noted that the parsing of terms. seems as we look at the process, first of all, we were told, well this is an efficiency effort. we'll look to where we can obtain efficiencies but we're told there's no analysis or cost analysis about closing jif come. that's yet to come and then we said, well really it was anticipate business decision but a military decision. when we ask, tell us strategic analysis behind that we're told we're in the process of doing it. we have operational opportunities out there. but strategically we have
from virginia. >> thanks for joining us. i want to jump in since my time is limited and talk about the decision-making between the recommendation to close joint forces command. first of all, i think there's a tremendous lack of transparency there. took us over 7 weeks to get a response back from recognize see tear. ranking member forbes and mckee on and myself requested that. when we got the letter back it re-reinstateed the initial decision and had justification why this didn't fall...
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moved think west virginia. and all the way, along the way, there was damage with very powerful storms. live shot out of cleveland, ohio, this morning. we'll show you the same scene. here's what happens now, through the midwest today. there are more storms in line today. we think from the des moines area toward kansas city, there will be powerful storms. chicagoland, the storms will roll north of you there. elsewhere around the nation, there's one or two places we want to highlight. the heat continues throughout the deep south. we have the rain that started yesterday and continues today in the northwest. we're five days away from fall. and it sure will f and all that weather was brought to you by whisk laundry detergent. george? >> thank you, sam. >>> when we come back, nap time. why more companies say it's okay to sleep on the job. new wisk, with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology targets all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. its enzymes and cleaning agents fight a full range of stains.
moved think west virginia. and all the way, along the way, there was damage with very powerful storms. live shot out of cleveland, ohio, this morning. we'll show you the same scene. here's what happens now, through the midwest today. there are more storms in line today. we think from the des moines area toward kansas city, there will be powerful storms. chicagoland, the storms will roll north of you there. elsewhere around the nation, there's one or two places we want to highlight. the heat...
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virginia and west virginia, there are some folks that are hurting with the lack of rainfall over the last six to eight weeks. go to the maps because we had showers across pennsylvania an those showers are few and far between. an other than a couple of clouds out there, high thin ones we are quiet with temperatures 50s to 60s. 68 winchester. we sit at 66. 70 n
virginia and west virginia, there are some folks that are hurting with the lack of rainfall over the last six to eight weeks. go to the maps because we had showers across pennsylvania an those showers are few and far between. an other than a couple of clouds out there, high thin ones we are quiet with temperatures 50s to 60s. 68 winchester. we sit at 66. 70 n
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this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain old incandescent lightbulbs. new energy standards will ought but ban the bulbs. most of which are made overseas. seems the invention that thomoh edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. one of the things he was working on a lot in the late 1880s and early 1890s were ways of improving the electric lamp. >> reporter: edison historian paul israel says the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, edison was always somebody kind of looking forward. one of the things he was always very interested in was more efficient ways to generate electricity. so he would have seen that as the future. >> reporter: the incandescent bulb might be edison's most important innovation. notorious for getting by on a few hours' sleep, he wanted to transform the world into a 24-hour culture by lighting up the night. but the old inca
this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain old incandescent lightbulbs. new energy standards will ought but ban the bulbs. most of which are made overseas. seems the invention that thomoh edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. one of the things he was working on a lot in the late 1880s and early 1890s were ways of improving the electric lamp....
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maybe you are going to be heading across the border, it's going to be a nice day today, heading into virginia, looking pretty good as we go throughout the day. it's going to get a little bit warmer. check out the seven-day forecast i had for you. right around 87 degrees. a little warmer. we will see more humidity in the forecast as well and by wednesday, the temperature right around 88 degrees and then that cold front is going to move through tomorrow ahead of the cold front, that's when we warm up and behind it, temperatures are going to drop off, ample sunshine in the forecast, temperatures 79 to 78 and then by sunday, that will be our next chance of showers in the forecast. kim. how is the traffic? >> oh, it is going to be slow going on the west side of the beltway. an earlier disabled vehicle on the outer loop lanes has been cleared off to the left shoulder. however, we are seeing heavy volume on both sides. as you look at our cameras, this is going to be 95 north of the beltway, southbound lanes approaching 695. northbound headed towards katon avenue, as we check our maps, we'll give you
maybe you are going to be heading across the border, it's going to be a nice day today, heading into virginia, looking pretty good as we go throughout the day. it's going to get a little bit warmer. check out the seven-day forecast i had for you. right around 87 degrees. a little warmer. we will see more humidity in the forecast as well and by wednesday, the temperature right around 88 degrees and then that cold front is going to move through tomorrow ahead of the cold front, that's when we...
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the governors of north carolina, virginia and maryland declared states of emergency. bob mcdonald activated the national guard, sending 200 troops to the chesapeake bay area. the postal service is delivering social security checks early to the coastal area of north carolina, virginia, maryland, delaware and new york. and the u.s. navy returning home from somalia, rushed to get home to virginia, ahead of the bad weather. on this beach, even the sea turtle nests were picked up and moved for safety. and surf's up in wrights head, north carolina. but it's extremely rough. and tourists are told to get out. now. >> they kicked us out this morning. >> they won't let us stay. they're going to make us sit in this traffic. >> back to jersey. >> reporter: with hurricane earl so close to the coastline, the entire east coast is threatened. if this storm jogs a little bit one way or the other, it will make a huge difference in which areas are affected. here at atlantic beach, herb and cindy know better. they're not taking any chances, moving their furniture indoors. since you've be
the governors of north carolina, virginia and maryland declared states of emergency. bob mcdonald activated the national guard, sending 200 troops to the chesapeake bay area. the postal service is delivering social security checks early to the coastal area of north carolina, virginia, maryland, delaware and new york. and the u.s. navy returning home from somalia, rushed to get home to virginia, ahead of the bad weather. on this beach, even the sea turtle nests were picked up and moved for...
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jonathan karl is in sterling, virginia, where the announcement will be made later. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the republicans are coming out here to try to do what they did when they won the house in 1994, which is to offer a specific plan of action for a republican congress. republicans spent much of the past two years, opposing president obama's big initiatives. >> you can't. >> we're the party of no. on this bill, hell, no. >> the party of no? we're the party of hell no. >> reporter: now, house republicans are coming up with a pledge to america. in order to get to the party of know and what they call a new governing agenda for america. what they would do if they were in control of congress. at the top of the list, permanently extend the bush tax cut, all of them. cancel all unspent stimulus spending. as off today, $258 billion of the $814 billion of the stimulus has not been spent. repeal the obama health care bill. replacing it with republican proposals, including limits on malpractice lawsuits. block obama's plan to move detainees at the gitmo print camp to the u.s. newt
jonathan karl is in sterling, virginia, where the announcement will be made later. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the republicans are coming out here to try to do what they did when they won the house in 1994, which is to offer a specific plan of action for a republican congress. republicans spent much of the past two years, opposing president obama's big initiatives. >> you can't. >> we're the party of no. on this bill, hell, no. >> the party of no? we're the party...
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he joins us from virginia. richard, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. >> so, even though this koran burning has been called off, do you think the damage has been done? has it made us less safe, do you think? >> it's made us a lot less safe. whenever we do things that support bin laden's theory, that america is at war with islam, that strengthens his recruitment process. so, he's probably recruited thousands of more adherents over the last few weeks, while we argued about a mosque in new york and koran burning. >> there was all this talk when president obama was inaugurated. here's a man whose middle name is hussein. he's spent part of his childhood in a muslim country. he's made a lot of effort to reach out to the muslim world. and in fact, gave an impassioned set of statements on this very issue yesterday. has none of that helped? >> it did help. when he said in his inaugural address, america is not at war with islam, that helped a lot. but the recent controversies have undone all that. and the averag
he joins us from virginia. richard, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. >> so, even though this koran burning has been called off, do you think the damage has been done? has it made us less safe, do you think? >> it's made us a lot less safe. whenever we do things that support bin laden's theory, that america is at war with islam, that strengthens his recruitment process. so, he's probably recruited thousands of more adherents over the last few weeks, while we argued...
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matchup of college football's opening weekend is tonight as number three boise state takes on number ten virginia tech 8:00 eastern time on our sister network espn news. i'll take boise state. my good friend brian murphy's a reporter in idaho covering that scene. hope he has a good season. >> a lot of people saying they're overrated. >> we'll see, we'll see. >>> finally this half hour, the drama hitting a sour note on "american idol." rob, typically it's the people in front of the judges' desk getting the boot from the show. >> not this time around. the controversy behind the desk this year is leading to a big shakeup. who's in and who's out? here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: with season ten auditions already under way, it is down to the wire. can "american idol" find the right new judges to stop a ratings slide? >> this is a wakeup call time for "american idol." the ratings went down approximately 5 million this year. they cannot lose another 5 million next season. it's a perfect time for the judge panel to be shaken up. >> reporter: sash ray dequartereddy's departure had been rumored for week
matchup of college football's opening weekend is tonight as number three boise state takes on number ten virginia tech 8:00 eastern time on our sister network espn news. i'll take boise state. my good friend brian murphy's a reporter in idaho covering that scene. hope he has a good season. >> a lot of people saying they're overrated. >> we'll see, we'll see. >>> finally this half hour, the drama hitting a sour note on "american idol." rob, typically it's the...
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virginia, we're focusing on you right now. what we're finding is crash activity taken away the right lane for drivers. two left lanes of traffic squeezing by. we're jammed back to 236 and your estimated total drive time to get through all of this at least 40 minutes. let's move it to 66. this roadway being impacted because of that inner loop accident. we're finding drivers stacked lasting all way up toward the beltway. we will fly the dulles toll road. you're run into a little bit of congestion. it's 6:39 on this tuesday morning. hope you're off to a great start. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ ♪ [ sniffs ] morning. you got in pretty late last night. dad, i'm not sixteen anymore. still, it was late. well... you're not gonna have to worry about that anymore. yeah, why's that? ♪ todd's a l
virginia, we're focusing on you right now. what we're finding is crash activity taken away the right lane for drivers. two left lanes of traffic squeezing by. we're jammed back to 236 and your estimated total drive time to get through all of this at least 40 minutes. let's move it to 66. this roadway being impacted because of that inner loop accident. we're finding drivers stacked lasting all way up toward the beltway. we will fly the dulles toll road. you're run into a little bit of...
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good morning, virginia. back to you. >>> this morning, campaign 2010 is virtually over in the overwhelming district of columbia and the city will have a new mayor come next year. vincent gray received 58% of the vote to beat mayor fenty. kristin fisher is outside of gray headquarters with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. it is not much of a party anymore. you can see that gray's election headquarters is completely quiet, but just three hours agoing the candidate and his campaign were still going strong. an they were waiting for all of those delays and the results, major delays getting all the returns in and that's what they were waiting for and that kept them up for so long but around 2:30 this morning, vince gray told a room of supporters at the washington hotel that he had indeed won. the victory virtually assures that gray will be the next mayor he faces no republican challenger in the november election. in his victory speech, gray congratulated his opponent, mayor fenty for running what he ca
good morning, virginia. back to you. >>> this morning, campaign 2010 is virtually over in the overwhelming district of columbia and the city will have a new mayor come next year. vincent gray received 58% of the vote to beat mayor fenty. kristin fisher is outside of gray headquarters with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. it is not much of a party anymore. you can see that gray's election headquarters is completely quiet, but just three hours agoing the candidate and...
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after the virginia tech shooting, johns hopkins beefed up their security with 400 police officers and all were receiving alerts via text message of what was going on that there was a shooter in the nelson building. officials think that their plan worked well. >> the first means that we communicate is with an emergency text message. that went out before i got to my building and to the hospital. that text message went out over the hopkins cell phone. we followed that up with e- mails. all staff members are encouraged ruin teenly -- routinely, new hires are encouraged to sign up for the emergency text messages. >> reporter: now, this whole situation was wrapped up in about two and a half hours. they say this all went well and timely. they say as we were questioning them about security, they say there are not metal detectors in all buildings. thousands of people go in and out of all of these johns hopkins buildings every month, every year and it's not fees toil have metal de-- feasible to have metal detectors. >> they say they give out 80,000 of the bracelets every day so 80,000 visitors.
after the virginia tech shooting, johns hopkins beefed up their security with 400 police officers and all were receiving alerts via text message of what was going on that there was a shooter in the nelson building. officials think that their plan worked well. >> the first means that we communicate is with an emergency text message. that went out before i got to my building and to the hospital. that text message went out over the hopkins cell phone. we followed that up with e- mails. all...
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in five years and the first in virginia in nearly a century. our correspondent dave this background to the case. >> teresa lewis confessed to arranging the murder of her husband and stepson at age rather park in 2002. she arranged this with the two hit men that she had met in the local supermarket. one of those hit man later becombecame her lover. she confessed to this, but what her lawyers argued is that because she had learning difficulties -- her iq is 72, two pointys abovepoint the legal limits for execution in virginia that she should have an appeal, but those calls for appeal were turned down. >> what is the opinion in the state of virginia? >> this case has attracted a lot of attention because, as you say, it is the first execution of a woman in virginia in almost 100 years. and in general, execution of foreign -- executions of women in the u.s. are rare. there have only been about five since 1973, and that is just about 1% of all of the death penalty cases in the u.s. the second question was the question of her learning difficulties. ma
in five years and the first in virginia in nearly a century. our correspondent dave this background to the case. >> teresa lewis confessed to arranging the murder of her husband and stepson at age rather park in 2002. she arranged this with the two hit men that she had met in the local supermarket. one of those hit man later becombecame her lover. she confessed to this, but what her lawyers argued is that because she had learning difficulties -- her iq is 72, two pointys abovepoint the...